centralise en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱen-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom Proto-Hellenic *kéntron Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central English -ise English centralise From central + -ise.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, nonstandard) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralize.
alt of centralize
All these activities are centralised at Derby, where the L.M.S. research department was formed before the war.
1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:In the United States the Santa Fe was a pioneer in centralising its scrap handling at Corwith, near Chicago, but after 1924 abandoned this plan in favour of sorting at the point of origin.
1941 October, “Reclaiming Permanent Way Material”, in Railway Magazine, page 436:The government decided to centralise the issuing of passports.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centralises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| centralised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| centralised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| centralising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| centralize | British, English, Oxford, US, alternative | lexicographic |